How to Solve Autism Problem Naturally

How to Solve Autism Problem Naturally

Children with autism suffer from a stubborn psychosis that leaves them withdrawn and silent, virtually cut off from the outside world.

However, Bernard Rimland, director of the Institute for Child Behavior Research in San Diego, California, has seen amazing changes occur in these youngsters when given large amounts of pyridoxine (vitamin B6) - usually several hundred milligrams - along with other nutrients, especially magnesium.

In a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, Dr. Rimland, and two medical colleagues described what happened when 16 autistic children stopped taking their pyridoxine. The experiment was set up in such a way that neither the youngsters, their parents nor the doctors knew when the children were taking vitamin B6 and when they were taking a worthless substitute. But in 11 of the cases, the children's behavior gave the secret away. This deteriorated noticeably when they stopped taking the vitamin and improved just as sharply when they resumed.

Without the vitamin, the children refused to talk. They would whine and shake nervously, hide under blankets or retreat into their rooms. Interest and involvement in their surroundings shrank to a minimum. But with vitamin B6, those same youngsters began to talk more, read, ask questions and play games. They became calmer and better able to socialize with their friends and family.

Best of all, there were no side-effects such as those that accompany most behaviour-altering drugs.